X's p.o.v.

This is the story of how I became who I am today. Who am I? You've probably heard of me, I'm Maverick Hunter X. Well, I wasn't always a Maverick Hunter. In fact, believe it or not, I was a huge dork back before I became a Hunter. Don't believe me? I don't blame you. Even my best friend doesn't believe it, and he was there. Anyways, you want to know how I became a Maverick Hunter, don't you?

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was the start of this race, and I was living with the man who'd found me, Dr. Cain. It was a sunny afternoon, and I was scrubbing away at the wall.

"Hey, X."

"Hmm? What is it, Doctor?"

"Uh, I know you've been living with me your whole life, a-and I really enjoy your company-"

"You're throwing me out," I said. "Why?"

"Um, well... I've decided that, well, you should start living on your own."

"Dr. Cain, you know I don't do well around other people."

"Which is exactly why you need to go," he said as he put his hand on my shoulder. "I've been keeping you up in here for so long that you're scared of the world. It's about time you see what the place I've been keeping you from is like."

"But... what am I supposed to do?"

"... I believe you'll find something to do."

So, completely ignorant and nervous of what I'd find, I stepped out into the world. I slowly walked away from Cain's lab while looking around for something.

I heard a noise. I lightly gasped and hid behind a wall. Turns out, the noise was just a passing human and Reploid's footsteps. I sighed in disappointment.

"What's wrong with me?" I asked as I slid down the wall into a sitting position. "Footsteps scared me half to death... Dr. Cain, I trust you more than any human or Reploid ever, but... what the hell were you thinking?"

Zero's p.o.v.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! I'm late for a very important date!"

I put my Chaser Bike to a sudden stop when I finally reached Maverick Hunter Academy. It was sharp enough to bring my hair over my face, much to my annoyance, but I didn't pay much mind to it as my mind was focused on getting into training on time, so Commander Sigma wouldn't kill me.

When I finally got into the Academy, I sighed in disgust when I saw my purple rival standing across from me.

"... Bucket head."

"Rapunzel."

"So have I missed anything important?"

"Ehh, not really. Just the shooting drill, which you're always gonna suck at, me flirting with Iris, and the one hundred push-up thing... So no, I don't think you missed any-"

"Repeat that second one again," I said with a glare in my eyes. "What were you doing with Iris?"

"What? I was just moving into her territory. No one else was doing it."

My hand twitched towards my saber.

"Stay away from my girl, Vile."

Vile laughed.

"You snooze, you loose, Rapunzel. Now that I've got her in my grasp, I'm not handing her over to you."

I gripped my saber and growled.

"Stay away from her...!"

"Heh heh heh. Well, if you really want her so badly, then how about this? I'll lay off of her and let you do all the hittin', if you can do the impossible. Turn a timid and weak coward into the best Hunter in this Academy."

"What? How the hell do you expect me to do that!? I'm still a student myself!"

"I don't expect you to do that. Alright then, it looks like Iris is mine-"

"Wait! ... I'll do it. It'll take me a while, though."

"Ha ha ha! Good luck, Rapunzel."

"Thanks, bucket head."

So, after the training was over, I wandered the streets at late night looking for an underdog. I was so busy looking, I didn't even notice the crowds of females swooning over me until one tried to slip her hand into mine. Yeah, they're pretty annoying, and to this day I still don't know why they nearly died.

"Come on," I mumbled. "I can't loose Iris to bucket head of all people, so where's my key to success?"

I looked up and saw a blue Reploid pressing his back against a building. He slowly took a step forward off of the wall with an excited smile on his face. The door to the building opened, causing him to lightly scream and go back to the wall.

"Hello, key to success!" I thought.

X's p.o.v.

I took another step off the wall.

"Hey there!"

"AH!"

I almost fell over. I felt my eyes widen at the sight of the Reploid in front of me.

Maverick Hunter Zero!

"Hi," he said. "Need a hand?"

I felt safe around the famous student at Maverick Hunter Academy, so I slowly put my hand in his. He pulled me off the wall, and gestured me to follow him. I still felt scared of the world ahead of me, but I thought I would be safe if I was with him.

He didn't talk for me for a while, he just continued to escort me away from the wall.

"Um..." He's not a Maverick Hunter yet, he's just a normal guy, introduce yourself. "You're Sub-Zero, right?" DAMN IT!

"I'm Zero, yes."

... Go with it. "I'm uh, M-mega Man X... I-it's..." I slowly held out my hand, but not too far from my body, and I didn't even look him in the eye. "n-nice to meat you, s-sir."

He shook my hand with a chuckle.

"Ha ha! No need to call me sir, kid, I'm only 17."

For the first time all day, I felt myself crack a smile. He was only a few years older than me. I slowly looked up at him with a spark of hope in my eyes.

"You-"

He grabbed me.

"Hey! You wanna be a Maverick Hunter!?"

"Um, no thank yo-"

He got up in my face.

"Yes! You're perfect Hunter material!"

"Umm..."

"Yeah, come on! I'm sure Commander Sigma will let you sign in-"

"I can't stand fighting or any kind of violence!" I yelled.

"Holy crap," Zero breathed. "You're absolutely perfect!" He grabbed me by the arm and ran off with me. "Let's get going!"

"I-I said I don't... I don't want to hurt anyone...!"

The rest of my words were mumbled down in a whisper. I doubt he would've taken my words into consideration even if he had heard me. The next thing I knew, I was in front of the famous Maverick Hunter Sigma.

"This kid?" he asked. "He doesn't look like Hunter Material."

"I don't want to be apart of any violence..."

"Trust me, commander! He'll be great!"

"I don't want to hurt anyone."

"I'll be sure to help him out, too!"

"Don't be too confident about that, Zero, you're still a rookie yourself, even if you are one of the best students here at the academy. But fine, I'll enroll him."

"Ha ha! Thanks, commander, sir."

"Please don't."

And then the next thing I knew, I was in a room with two sleeping pods.

"I was living here by myself for a while, but you can share a room with me."

I stared at the pod for a while. I couldn't comprehend what had happened that day. The man I considered to be my father had thrown me out, I met a member of Maverick Hunter Academy I admired, and the next moment I was enrolled in the Maverick Hunter Academy, the last place anyone would expect to see me.

"... Why?" I asked. "Why did you ever think enrolling me as a Hunter would be a good idea?"

"Hey, weather you believe it or not, you're actually helping me out. If I can make you the best student in the Academy, I'll be relieved of humiliation."

"But I can't be!" I cried. "I'm scared of the world. I'm programmed with a Buster, but I never use it... I hate this war. Why are humans and Reploids fighting? And why are Reploids fighting each other?"

Zero chuckled.

"I can gurantee I'll change that attitude of yours by the end of the month!"

"I wouldn't bet on it..."

"Well, fuck you, I already did." He got in his pod. "Now get some sleep, we've got a long day of training tomorrow." The lid closed.

I thought I could use the moment of him being asleep to get the hell out of there, but something was keeping me put. I knew if I stayed, I would be in for a world of hurt, but I felt safe. I felt there was a person I could trust there in the Academy, and that they would protect me. And where would I go if I left? This was the only place for me.

I got into the pod and watched the lid close. I knew this was the path I had to follow. I knew it would be a bit scary, and it would hurt, but if I had to find something to do with this pathetic life, it might as well be useful to society. Being a Reploid, I would live forever, and I didn't want to spend forever doing nothing.

Author's note: Remember when I said you probably wouldn't be getting any Mega Man fanfictions from me for a while? Well, I came up with this idea over night, and thought I'd put it to use. I need to get a life. T - T So, I have the beginning and end planned out, and I have an idea for an event in the middle, but the rest of the middle I need to work on. Wish me luck. =D